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R. STINSON BABY CARRIAGE Sept. 18, 1928.

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R. STINSON BABY CARRIAGE Filed April 8, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet Je l 5Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNITED NSTATES RICHARD STINSON, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOHEYWOOD-WAKE-- FIELD COMPANY, OF BOSTON, IVIASSLCHU"SETTS, fi.CORPORATION OF MASSACHU- SETTS.

:BABY` CARRIAGE.

Application filed April 8, 1925. Serial No. 21,583.

The present invention relates to baby car riages, dell carriages .andthe like, and has for its object to provide an improved carriage inwhich the body or basket can be readily attached to, or detached 'fromthe running gear, thus 'facilitating assembly in manufacture and savingspace in shipment and storage.

In one form of the invention disclosed in the accompanying drawings, theimproved attaching or detaching means is so arranged that the ordinaryuser willnot be aware et the same, the idea being that when a body hasbeen inally attached to its running' gear for use, the two parts willappear as one and will not be liable to accidental separation. ln theother form olf the invention shown, the body and gear may be readilyseparated by the user, in which case the body can serve as a bassinet,or can be used interchangeably with a wheel gear and a sleigh gear. i

Another feature of the invention resides in the manner of constructingthe frame of the carriage body, the trame being a combination 01:'shaped wood and strip metal put together without the use ot screws andwithout weakeningot the Wood, by boring holes, or otherwise.

i In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a sideelevation oi a carriagewith its running gear and body trame attached together, `in accordancewith my invention.

Fig.2 is a rear elevation ot thecarriage shown in Fig. 1, with thewheels removed.

, Fig. 3 is an enlarged `perspective ,view of a portionot' the attachingmechanism.

Fig. `4 `is a sidej elevation of a carriage embodying a modified `.formo1' the invention. t l Fig. 5v is a rear elevation oithe carriage shownin Fig. 4, with the wheels removed.

`Fig.` 6 is 4an enlarged section on the line 6 6 oi Fig. 4. t

F'g. Tis a fragmentary view showing a modilication in the running gear.

Like reference characters refer parts in the different figures.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the running gear shown generally comprisesspaced longitudinal iframe members 1, connected by axles 2 and 3, `uponwhich are mounted pairs of wheels 4 and 5, respectively, upwardly eX-tending handle portions .1a being attached to the ramemembers 1, in theusual manner.

to like The members 1 also carry pairs of springs (tand 7, upon whichthe body or basket 8 is resiliently supported, and there will now bedescribed my improved arrangement whereby the body 8 may be attached to,or de tached from, the running gear, as a unit.

A pair of strip metalmembers 9, 9 are suitably attached, as by rivets,to the front springs 6, and a second pair of strip metal members 9, 9are attached to the rear springs 7. The Jfree ends of the Vmembers 9 aredrawn together by springs y10, while the other ends of the members 9 arebent over to form oppositely disposed hook portions 11. At least oneset'of the hook portions 11 is provided with upwardly and outwardlyturned wings, as for example the wings 12 on the rear hook portions 11,see Fig. 3.

The body or basket Sis constructed abouty a trame which has for its basea pair of longitudinally extending members 13, 13, connected byspacedcross members 14, 14. The cross members 14 are preferably of stripmetal bent to provide hook receiving seats 15, spaced apartsubstantially the same distance as the hook portions 11, and the body orbasket 8 is adapted to be disengageably attached to the running gear bycooperation between the hoolrportions 11 and the cross members 14.

Assuming that the body assembly is de-` tached from the running gearandit is de sred to attach it, the body 8 will be placed on the runninggear withl the seats 15 on the front cross members 14 in engagement withthe front hooks 11. lt. then the body is pressed downwardly, the seats15 on the rear cross member 14 will engage the up wardly and rearwardlyextending` wings 12 ot the rear hooks 11 and, bya wedging action, forcethe two sets or hooks 11 apart, against the pull of the springslO. Vhenthe rear seats 15 have been forced beyond the wings 12, the hoolrs 11will spring together on the cross members 14 and the carriage body Swill` be locked securely on the running gear. In order that the carriagebody may be pressed downwardly with greater force, a rearwardlyextending foot piece 16 is attached to atransverse frame member. 17extending between members 13 to provide a foothold tor the user.

When it is desired to detach the carriage body from the running gear, itis necessary to apply a pushing torce to'one of the cross members 14;and, 'atthe same time7 to pull one of the springs 6 or 7 in the opp sitedirection.

Y the o J-.nosed hook lnortions l1 enoue'h to iermit the cross member1li to be forced. by the endsof the hook portions, thereby releasing thebody assembly from the running` gear.

In the above described orm'ofmy invention, the .hook portions 11A aremade. ot such length that the cross members of tie body assemblycannotbe jarred out of engagement With the hooks, as Will be evidentfrom a consideration of AFig. 3. Furthermore, it is 'y evident that thesprings .10, which tend to hee sist any: sudden strain that might tendto spring the body trom'the trame et the running gear. lWhile 'theopposed hook portions 11 are shown as beingprovided on separatememberst) held together by the springs 10, the same results can beobtained by making` opposed pairs oi hooks on a. singie member, havingsuilicient inherent resiliency tov otlerresistance to sepa-ration ot the.the cross members 111 otjthe body assembly.

Reterring novv` tolligs. el, 5 and 6, there is shown amodication of vtheinvention in Whichfthe* carriage body assembly may not only be readilyattached to the runniiwl ejear, but may also `be, readily detachedtherefrom Without requiring great skill or effort on the part ot theuser; As Vshoivnin Fig'. 1.

the running' gear assembly is substantially the same as shownv in Fig.1,`xv`itlrthe exeepf tion that thesprings 6 and 7 are. connected byVstraight members 20pr0vided at' their ends-With `hook portions 21similar 'to the hook 'portions 11. The carriage body ot Fig-*V provideslongitudinally extending' members 13', connected by a front 'crossmemberv 14 having' seats 15, just asin 1. The rear cross member 22,Vhowever, is piv-l otally attached' to the' longitudinal members 13 bypinportions 23, and this member 22 'has apair of seats 211 which may beturned or swung out oiE position as renardsthe hooks 21 by means of' afoot lever 25, attached thereto'. fr spring 26 is attached to thepivotaliy mounted member 22 and normally holds the same insuch aposition that the sea-ts 24engagethe hooks 21, but downward pressure onthe `lever 25 Will swinef the` member 22 forward toalloiv it to bedisengaged from the hooks21. Thus'the body assembly shown in Figs. 4, 5and 6 may be quickly r1`his has the eifectoi:l separating` together.

iefneso and easily attached to, or detached trom, the running gear.

lleferriim` noir to fill th i" j g ,F the Ytrame of the carriage bodywood :unl metal, and the present invention providernovel means otattaching the vfood and metal vlt is to be understood that thcparticular design or shape ol the body is not material, for this portionol the inrentiou contemplates the construction ot any cnr` mail@ bodyvtrame out ot l eut 'wood (towels and strip metal, Without the use oi'any wood sereivs. its shown in Figs. 1 and 2, u pair ot woor-onreiniforein@` members 2T extend just below and parallel. to thelongitudimil members 13, the reiniorcing members 2T be ingde rablyshaped as shown, in order to impart Strength and `grace to the completedcarriage body.

is best shown L `iojs. 1 and t each metal member 13 provides spacedUshaped clips 2S, which clips are attached to the members 13 tor mentwith the wooden menibe 2i' ad] cent the ends thereof. Nach clip 2Slnforidr-fs on either side thereof one or more sharpened. prongs 29, andin the :isseribly ot the carriage body, the. clips 28, being` placedover the Wooden inen'lbcrs are forced together to embed the prongs 2&5iA the sides of the members 2. Thus the Wooden members 2i' are lirmlysecured to .il treme members lll .in a simple a :d eilective manner. lnthe modified carriage structure shown in Fig". l. the 'trame n1om bersare provided. With front clips 2S just in Fig. 1, While the .rear clips30 are made somewhat longer, in order to provide bearingsurfaces i'orthe pivotal portions 23 oiu the rear cross member 22 as shown in Fig'.G.

its shou'n in both Figs. 1 and 1,the longitudinal -frame members 13 arecontinued upwardly at each end to provide ilront and rear basketsupporting portions 13, 13", each ot which portions provides at its enda clip 31. rlhe clips 31 are similar to 'the clips 28 and provide meanswhereby a bent Wood trame member 32 may be securely at* tached to themetal -trame members 13. The member 32 is preferably made of dotvclstock, so bent as to determine thcdcsiredV shape and form ot the upperedge of the completed basket. rlhe rearwardly extending,` metal trameportions 13b are also provided with spaced pairs of: clips 33, whichserve to attach bent Wood end members 2L to the metal members. The endmembers Bel are also preferably oi dowel stock and are grooved, asshown, to resemble Wicker iabrie or other similar material which is usedto cover the basket. 1t is evident that the several Wooden trame members27, 32 and 34C can be quickly and eii'ectively attached to the metaltrame members 13 by means or' the metal clips, -thns eliminating the useo any Wood screws in connection with the Wooden members. The use of theclips also eliminates the boring of holes in the dowel stock, which hasheretofore been customary when joining frame members such as 32 and 3st,With resultant weakening of the stock. The combination of metal andWooden members as described, results in an extremely light and durableframe for the carriage body, and it is evident that suoli carriagebodies can be completely assembled and handled as separate units withrespecttothe running gear, as preyiously pointed ou.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that by carriages in accordance withmy invention, n

assembly in manufacture is facilitated and a. great saving in storageand shipping space results, from the fact that the bodies and runninggears can be handled as separate units. In one form of my invention thebodies are adapted to be more or less peru manently attached to therunning gears,`by re son ot the strong holding `force exerted by thelioolr` portions on the trame ot the body, While in the other form of myinvention, the bodies may be quite readily de taclied by depressing thepivotally mounted portion of the body trame in order to disengage itfrom the hooks. In this form of my invention, it is evident that thereadily detachable body can be conveniently used as a bassinet, or canbe used in connection with diilferent types ot running gear, such as aWheel gear and a sleigh gear.

I claim,

l. In a vehicle of the class described, the combination with a runninggear assembly and a carriage body assembly, of oppositely facing hookscarried by said running gear assembly, transverse members carried bysaid carriage body assembly, downwardly depending portions formed insaid transverse members to engage said hooks, one ot said transversemembers being pivotally mounted, operating means to swing said pivotallymounted transverse member to disengage said carriage body from saidrunning gear assembly, and spring means to return said transverse memberto original position.

2. In a vehicle ot the class described, the combination with a runninggear and a car riage body, or a pivotally mounted member carried by saidbody, hook members carried by said gear, the said pivotally mountedmember being adapted lor cooperative engagement with said hoolr members,spring means normally holding said pivotally mounted member inengagement With said hook members, and foot operated means to swing saidpivotally mounted member out oit engagement With said hook members.

RICHARD STINSON.

